The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
END OFTHE LEAGUE SEASON.
IT WAS NOT eLORToUs wMD-Ur nv
THIS CuTY, HOWEVER.

TIE Latest Nsws About that Bsss-ssn Deal
Tho rndians vvin Locate In this city Next
sessen-6sues Fiayed Yesterday.
Tho Metropolitan-B Brooklyn base ball deal,
10 the story was told By THE suN. was the
general talk Of tho town yesterday. It did
not cause much surprise. a. the retirement OF
Mr.. wiman from base ball was expected BY all
who knew anything about base ball work.
ings hereabouts.
The Metropolitan Club will not disband. but
will remain in this city and play 90 an Assoc
citation club. The bost players now with the
Metropolltans will be transferred to the Brook
lyn Club. while the Indians will consist
OF the poorer players OF the two clubs.
On what grounds tho club will play. or who
will be their manager. 10 not now known.
There will be further attempt to strengthen
the Brooklyns, and the new managers OF tho
Metropolitan Club, whoever they may be. viii
add some new men. Tho Brooklyn MANAGE
ment now has twenty-eight men under con-
tract and two franchises. There was some
talk yesterday that the New York MANAGE
ment was in the deal, but this was denied.
Orr. Radford. d. o'Bnen. Mays, and Hol-
bort will be among those transferred to the
Brooklyn Club. Any attempt to mako up the
two Mines for next season further than pub
lished in The Sun Yesterday morning would DO
On ere guesswork.
"The two clubs will 10 on Just as they are at
present for the rest Of the season." aaid Presi-
dent Bvrne, last night. "All the engagements
which have been made by the Metropolitan
Club will be carried out Just as II no deal had
been made. The story Of the transaction Is
simply this: Tho members Of the Staten
Island Amusement Company grew tired
of putting their hands IN w, their
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prises have had Tor their ehief end the increase
Of the local traflc Of the Staten Island Rapid
a tas Oom any 4 "a nrnbable that Mr.
Wilma Wimans interest in base bail and other sports
will wane tremendously. ,
ST. LOUIS, Oct. S.-The base ball deal In which
the Metropolitan and Brooklyn clubs were In.
terested has created considerable e1citement
in the West. 1t is said by men here In posi-;
ton to know that Wimap. Watrous q GG fa na n,
eSt out Of base ball but taat Sd n 6I
to-day: THE Metropolitan Club franchise will
not be sold to Buffalo. nor to any other CITY Il
will remain in New York. and be run Jointly
with the Brooklyn Club.
Yes. but dispatches from New York claim
that Bsookyn has s th How
18th! The players win be. distributed between
the Metropolitan. and Brooklyn clubs. The
Metropolitan will look like y new suit OF CLOTH
An agent Tor tho Gotham syndicate has been
all through the West during the past month
LeasS. clubs: He has made quite i haul has;
players. The young blood" will compose the
principal part Of the Metropolitan Club for,
next year. The Brooklyn Club ~ also after
Caruthers and Bushong, and will get them II
they will put up money enough.
THE RECORD. .
The League championship ended yesterday.
with only the indianapolis Club playing its
full number OF games. The result OF the
games was: indianapolis beat Detroit. II %;
Chicago and Pitts6urgh. tiei philssdelphia dc, De.
Boston. 8 to 4. In the Association. Cleveland
beat st. Louis, Louisville beat Cincinnati. Bal
timore beat the Metropolitans, and the Ath-
letics PLAYED game with the Brooklyns. The
record as 1t now stands is as follows: